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Pulsnitzer Pfefferkuchenmarkt Opens With Tight Security, Transit Upgrades

The festival showcases centuries-old baking that anchors a regional tourism draw.

Overview

  • Organisers expect tens of thousands of visitors over the weekend as the market runs through Sunday.
  • Access is limited to six controlled entrances with truck and water-container barriers based on a plan tested earlier this year.
  • Public transport is encouraged with extra carriages on S-Bahn line 8 each hour and a €3.50 round-trip shuttle between Großröhrsdorf and Pulsnitz.
  • More than 100 vendors are trading across the town center alongside a large handcraft market around St. Nicolai Church.
  • Local bakeries report peak production, with filled Pulsnitzer Spitzen highlighted as the top seller, and Saxony minister Barbara Klepsch attended the opening.